Qingzhou is located in Linzi City.

"Hahaha~~!"

A triumphant young man sat on the main seat of the main hall of the Thorn History Mansion, playing with the big seal of the Qingzhou Thorn History in his hand, and his face was full of arrogance.

This young man is Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan.

And below him stood the third son Yuan Shang and Xiao Ji, the third sons sent by Yuan Shao to oversee the army.

Under the supervision of Yuan Shang and Xiao Ji, Yuan Tan commanded the army to launch five battles against Tian Kai and Kong Rong, the assassins of Qingzhou, in the past few months.

Yuan's army was strong and invincible, and all the prefectures and counties in Qingzhou were looking down on the wind, Tian Kai and Kong Rong were unable to defeat Yuan Tan's momentum, so they had no choice but to abandon the city and go south to Xuzhou.

Since the main generals have all fled, the other counties in Qingzhou can basically be decided.

And last month, Yuan Shao had personally raised troops to fight against Gongsun Zhan, and the battle for Youzhou was about to start again.

As long as Yuan Shao's good news comes, the entire Hebei will completely fall into Yuan's pocket.

Looking at Yuan Tan's smug expression, Yuan Shang, who was at the head of the head, couldn't help but sneer.

It's just that he won against Tian Kai and Kong Rong, the two old wastes, look at him!

Although he thought so in his heart, Yuan Shang was still somewhat from the city.

He arched his hand at Yuan Tan and said: "The eldest brother is brave and invincible, he has won Qingzhou, a rich land near the sea in Shandong, and from now on it will be owned by my Yuan family, and he is indeed worthy of being my father's eldest son and a model for our younger generations." ”

Yuan Tan was very happy with Yuan Shang's flattery.

Although he has never liked this brother very much, and it can even be said that he hates this rhetorical brother very much, but at the moment, even if this flattery comes out of Yuan Shang's mouth, Yuan Tan is like drinking sweet springs.

Who made him feel like he was awesome?

"The third brother has praised it, this time I conquered Qingzhou, and I have more or less your ......"

Yuan Tan stretched out his hand, pinched it with his index finger and thumb, and said, "A little credit." ”

Looking at Yuan Tan's villainous appearance, Yuan Shang hated to pick off his three layers of skin.

Let you pretend! You wait!

"The eldest brother is so mighty, he has won Qingzhou overnight, and it is inevitable for my father to conquer Gongsun Zhan, the unification of the four states of Hebei is imminent, before the eldest brother returns to the teacher, why not put the icing on the cake and take Xuzhou to celebrate?"

Xiao Ji was next to him, originally drinking hot water and eating pastries as if nothing happened, but when he suddenly heard this, he was so frightened that he didn't choke to death.

He glanced at Yuan Shang with a side light, and secretly complained in his heart.

When this bastard boy was ordered to oversee the army, he promised me to come, didn't he say that he wouldn't provoke the potters!

But in front of Yuan Tan, Xiao Ji was really embarrassed to say that Yuan Shang was not.

When Yuan Tan heard this, he showed a slightly hesitant look.

He was ordered to attack Qingzhou this time, and the general order he received was only to conquer the entire territory of Qingzhou, but he was not allowed to send troops to Xuzhou.

In fact, in Yuan Tan's heart, he also had the intention of sending troops to Xuzhou.

After all, the potter was young and ranked first among the younger generation of the Han Dynasty, and Yuan Tan was more or less unconvinced.

He is also a fierce general who can fight fierce beasts, and he comes from a famous family, so he still cares about wind reviews subconsciously.

What am I missing!

Yuan Shang saw Yuan Tan's hesitation, and understood in his heart that there was a way to do this, and then sighed: "The younger brother is just a proposal, if the eldest brother is unwilling, then forget it...... Alas, how to say this, it is normal for the eldest brother to be afraid, after all, although the potter is young, he is also a person who can be compared with his father, which of us juniors is his opponent? ”

As soon as he heard this, Yuan Tan suddenly couldn't stand it.

He was originally a high-spirited person, and he admired soldiers and martial arts since he was a child. In terms of temperament, if you say it well, you will have an upright temperament, and if you don't say it well, you will be brave and unscrupulous.

Yuan Shang's agitation method may not be good for others, but it is right for his eldest brother.

Yuan Tan snorted and said, "Who said I'm afraid of potters?" It's just a shaft, what a way! Third brother, you should not underestimate me, and see how the brother handles the potter! ”

Yuan Shang was ecstatic when he heard this.

Yuan Tan is really cooperative.

He groaned slightly, and said to Yuan Tan: "I heard that Chang Feng among the thieves in Taishan, Wu Dun and others have surrendered to Cao Cao, and drove troops to be stationed in Taishan County, and the barrier between Langya and my Qingzhou has been lost, and this time it is the time for my brother to use force." ”

Yuan Tan raised his hand, blocked Yuan Shang's words, and said, "I have my own plan for this matter, and I don't have to worry about the third brother." ”

Yuan Tan was so domineering, putting his boss's score in front of him, Yuan Shang was very unhappy, but he didn't say much.

After saying a few more casual words, Yuan Shang immediately withdrew.

He also went out with him.

As soon as he went out, Xiao Ji was very dissatisfied and said to Yuan Shang: "Third son! When I left Yecheng and came to Qingzhou, what did you promise me to come? Didn't you say that you wouldn't provoke the potters? How are you and yet ......"

Yuan Shang waved his hand indifferently and said, "Gong Xiao, what I told you at the beginning was that I didn't provoke the pottery merchants, and now it's my eldest brother who wants to fight, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Ji Qi stomped his feet: "Your eldest brother wants to fight!" Isn't that what you plucked? He went back to the general, isn't it your fault? ”

Yuan Shangyi raised his eyebrows: "In the hall just now, apart from you and me, which one can prove that I picked him up?" ”

Xiao Ji was stunned when he heard this.

This kid...... What does this mean? Let me testify under perjury?

It's too unrighteous!

Looking at Xiao Ji's stunned expression, Yuan Shang said with a smile: "Understood, right?" Some things don't have to be so rigid, when Yuan Tan sent troops to Xuzhou, you and I secretly wrote to my father, saying that Yuan Tan acted arbitrarily, and others did not listen to the persuasion, and he confirmed his behavior of sending troops on his own, and then he bit back, and how could his father believe him? ”

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Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

After the potter returned to Pengcheng with Lu Su, he immediately summoned all the civil and military forces, introduced Lu Su to them, and announced that Lu Su would be appointed as a general general.

The position of general did not exist in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but was set up by the pottery merchants in imitation of the historical Eastern Wu, and its function was mainly to guard the land along the river and sweep away the invading enemy.

However, after all, the general is just a name, and has no substantive military and political rights, and after the pottery merchant appeased Lu Su, he wanted him to undertake the task of mainly sweeping the mountains and crosses in the territory, or collecting or suppressing, depending on his convenience.

So in any case, at least an army must be allocated to Lu Su.

But according to his current military exploits, it is not very convenient to send any important general or any line of soldiers and horses for him to take over.

Not convincing, at least for the short term.

In response to this, the potter consulted with Lu Su and wanted to hear his opinion.

Lu Su was very easy-going, and said: "There is no need for the old army, if it is convenient for Taifu, it is enough to summon thousands of new troops with me." ”

Just when the potter was thinking about whether to recruit a group of new soldiers in Xuzhou, news came from the south.

It is said that Tao should be in the land of Yuzhang, and recruited a group of 3,000 Baiyue strong men for the pottery merchants, who can arrive in Jinling City at any time.

The people of Baiyue still live on the tribal situation and are short of materials, so there are many orphans in the clan who are eager to serve in the county government under the jurisdiction of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

At least in their eyes, this can fill their stomachs, and they don't have to go hungry and eat a full meal.

After careful consideration, the potter first authorized Lu Su to go to Jinling City, and promised to hand over this Baiyue army to Lu Su to be under his control.

The pottery merchant ordered to divide Yuyao and Shangyu counties in Huiji County, change Wu County to Suzhou City, allocate it to a county, and enshrine Lusu as Suzhou Taishou, leading troops to defend the town.

Lu Su was appointed to go to Wu County, that is, Suzhou City.

Immediately afterwards, the potter began to complete the other three strategies that Lu Su had advised him.

It was imminent for the potters to rebel against Zhang Xian and Liu Biao, and the potters sent someone to inform Sun Ce first.

By the way, he also wanted to see Sun Ce's attitude towards this matter.

Sun Ce was eager for revenge, and had long wanted to seize Jiangxia to expand his territory and kill Huang Zu to avenge his father, and he quickly replied to the potter, that is, he was willing to facilitate this matter.

And Sun Ce also recommended a person to persuade Zhang Xian to rebel, this person is called Huanjie, who was once promoted by Sun Jian as filial piety, when Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao, he also ventured to Liu Biao to ask for Sun Jian's body back, and the Sun family is extremely good.

At the same time as this matter was settled, Zhao Yun and the others returned to Pengcheng, Tai Shici and Zang Ba led the Taishan thief Sun Guan who surrendered to the pottery merchant back, and at the same time Zhang Xun went to persuade Lei Bo, Chen Lan and others also returned.

This matter went very smoothly, and Lei Bo and the other three generals expressed their willingness to join the potter.

Zhang Xun returned to Pengcheng and was very moved to know that the pottery merchant had saved Yuan Wan and Mrs. Feng and kept a bloodline for Yuan Shu.

So, he finally let go of the last bit of defense against the potter, and took out the heirloom jade seal that had been hidden by him when Yuan Yao died.

With the heirloom jade seal, the potter can't help but be overjoyed!

With this thing as a medium, Tao and Liu Xie's grasp of being in-laws has increased a few points.

It's just that right now, in the Tao family, who should be chosen to marry Liu Xie?

The potter couldn't make up his mind about this matter and decided to go to Tao Qian.